Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	king_n	queen_n	scotland_n	21,222	5	9.6234	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A55103	A Plea for moderation, or, A stricture upon the ecclesiasticks of our times		1681 (1681)	Wing P2514; ESTC R16069	9,524	15

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